Chapter 290 - Radioactive

A few hours later, Xiao Lei and Han Ye were heading back to Du Corporation. A file was placed neatly on Xiao Lei's lap, and there was an elated expression on her face as she hummed along to the song "Radioactive". 

Han Ye could not help but smile whenever he looked at her. She had been so depressed lately, so he was glad that something good could come out of this. He much preferred to see her smiling and eating, even bullying him. Anything would be better than seeing her frowning and depressed. 

"You were really good just now," Han Ye said suddenly, upon which Xiao Lei looked at him with a smug expression, as if to say, "Of course I'm good!"   

The judges from the audition earlier were really pleased with her performance. She performed one of the critical scenes in the story, where her character had just lost someone, and her expressions and the way she delivered her lines were so on point that it made some of the judges tear up.

And at the end of the audition, they unanimously agreed to support their boss' decision to make her the female lead character. 

"When we go back, have a look at the contract. I'll take a look after that. As for the negotiation part, you should learn how to negotiate the terms by yourself, so I'd leave that to you," Han Ye said as he continued to drive. 

"Em." She nodded as she looked at the file on her lap. Inside the file was a physical copy for the contract. 

"If you have any doubts, you can also ask Madam President Du. Since she's not allowed to go back to work yet, she's bored out of her mind nowadays," Han Ye added. 

"Is she fine? It has been more than a month since she delivered Wyatt. She should be up and about by now."

Han Ye chuckled. "She's fine. She had some dizzy spells in the earlier weeks, which was normal, but she was completely fine now. It's just that President Du is a real worrywart when it comes to his wife."

Xiao Lei smiled. Anyone who had seen those two would know that DX completely adored his wife, worshiping her even. 

"Anyway... Before you sign the paper, I have to tell you something. I found this out when you were in the audition earlier. I don't want President Wei to affect your decision, that's why I didn't tell you earlier." 

"What?" she asked as she turned to look at him with a curious expression.

"The second female lead actor and actress are from the Fan Entertainment."

"What?" 

"And they are under your cousin's management." 

Xiao Lei's brows furrowed upon hearing him. "Fan Xiyue?" 

Han Ye nodded. "These two are the best under her management, and according to my intel, she actually wanted to put both of them as the leads. Unfortunately for her, the script belongs to President Wei personally, so he has the biggest say to decide on who he wants to use. Technically, you wouldn't even have to go for the audition if President Wei put in a word. I believe that a large reason why he put you through it was so that everyone else would be convinced."

Xiao Lei thought about it before saying, "I still want to do it."

"I thought so..." Han Ye sighed. He had thought about pulling her out for her safety, but at the same time, he wanted her to learn how to defend herself. If she couldn't even do this, if she kept running every time she bumped into them, how was she going to take back the things that belonged to her?

"You're not going to tell me no?" Xiao Lei asked with a pout. She then joked, "Some kind of a friend you are, putting me in the path of danger."

He grinned wryly. "Would you listen to me?"

"Probably," she said with a smile, "not."

"I figured that much myself," he said with a slight smile. Suddenly, he pulled the car over to the side and once he safely parked the car, he said with a serious expression, "Xiao Lei, I won't object to you taking part in this project, but you need to know about your own body. You are carrying two lives in you. Whenever you feel that something is wrong, you must tell me or someone else that you can trust. Even though you had some experiences from when your parents were alive, the entertainment sector is not really a safe sector. It's filled with a lot of bad things, and some of the people, in order to get to the top, would not hesitate to hurt you."

Xiao Lei nodded. 

"I want you to promise me that you would not place yourself in danger unnecessarily. I don't care if you think that you can handle it. The moment the first sign of danger appears, you'll inform me immediately. Otherwise, if I find out that you've been hiding things from, things you shouldn't hide, I will pull you out immediately."

"You can't do that..." she challenged him. She did not like the idea of having to report to him outside of work. She had been handling things on her own mostly, and she did not think that it was necessary to report everything to him. 

"Oh, I can," Han Ye replied with a smug expression.

"Do you think you're President Du?" she asked in an annoyed tone. 

He raised a brow at her and asked in a challenging tone, "Do you think I get to where I am without having my own influence?"

Xiao Lei narrowed her eyes at him, which he met directly. After a few seconds of impasse, she sighed loudly and said, "Fine. I'm not an idiot. The twins come before my ego."

She then placed a hand on her flat belly and smiled lovingly.  

Han Ye chuckled. "I'm glad that you know that." 

Upon hearing his remark, she stuck her tongue out at him before saying, "So, do you know who is the male lead? President Wei refused to tell me when I asked." 

Han Ye shrugged. "It seems that only President Wei knew the male lead's identity. What I know now is what you know. The male lead is an older man who must have a distinguished aura."

"I can't wait to know who he is," Xiao Lei mumbled. She sighed, "It would be great if it's Max Chen. He's a really good actor... and..."

She giggled and added, "He's really good looking for someone in his fifties." 

Han Ye looked down at his body and frowned before looking up at her. "Do you have something for old men?" 

Xiao Lei frowned. "What the hell are you talking about? I'm just admiring the man's body. He might be in his fifties, but his body is better than most 20-year-olds."

She took out her phone and typed in Max Chen in search. A few seconds later, she placed her phone right in front of Han Ye's face and asked in a teasing manner, "Do you think you can have his body when you're in your fifties?" 

Han Ye looked at the photo of a half-n.a.k.e.d white-haired man with six pack and scoffed. "I'm going to have an even better body than him, even when I'm in my 70s!"  

"Ha! You wish!" Xiao Lei smirked as she put away her phone.

They continued to bicker about this for the rest of their journey.

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